Memorial of Reverend Robert Smith
Document 1786Letter to the President of Congress, Nathaniel Gorham, respecting the Memorial of Reverend Robert Smith. Mentions Doctor David Oliphant, deputy director of the Southern Hospital.
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[Southern Department]
That the Ordinance of Sept 30. 1780 & of March 22d 1781 not having Continued the Hospital Chaplains and the Resolution of November 9, 1780 having directed their duty to be performed by those of the Brigades, your Commissioner is of Opinion that Mr Smith was deranged under those Resolutions.
That the Half pay of the Hospital Officers then reduced was fixed by the Resolution of January 17, 1781 and of the Brigade Chaplains by the Resolve of the Day following which resolutions have not included the Hospital Chaplains. Your Commissioner therefore presumes that he cannot under the present promises of Congress grant the Commutation to Mr Smith and that if Congress think proper to grant the Same his Case will require an express resolution for that Purpose.
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Office of Army Accts
To Charles Thompson Secy of Congress
The above report Continued
Your Commissioner begs Leave further to report that a Resolution of the 2d June 1785. has directed that those Officers of the Hospital department who were detained in Charleston after its Surrender to the British Troops for the purpose of attending the Sick & Wounded of the Army of the United
Type
Letterbook
Description
Letter to the President of Congress, Nathaniel Gorham, respecting the Memorial of Reverend Robert Smith. Mentions Doctor David Oliphant, deputy director of the Southern Hospital.
Date
07/31/1786
Author
Recipient
Repository
Document number
1786073121255
Page start
69
Note
[Addressed to President of Congress, being Gorham. This document is a report continued from Pierce to Thompson, 07/14/1786.]
Notable persons
Nathaniel Gorham
John Pierce
President of Congress
Hospital
British
David Oliphant
doctor
reverend
chaplain
Robert Smith
prisoner
Southern Hospital
Notable locations
Charleston
Britain
Philadelphia
Notable items
Memorial
